The deal will make dual-listing on the NZX and Nasdaq easier.

The survey is the final set of data economists will use to firm up latest GDP forecasts.

The tax working group is expected to release its interim report this month.

COMMENT: The US President is at least partly responsible for some progress of the economy.

The floating boom was being towed from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

COMMENT: Ten years on we are still living with the fallout.

A decade after the Lehman Brothers collapse, risk of another debt crisis is growing.

Our take on the markets this week.

There is concern that debt laden emerging markets won't cope with rising interest rates.

With the market tipping near its Everest, many investors are wondering whether to sell.

COMMENT: Confidence is relative and depends on which business world you are talking to.

Who really owns the so called 'Aussie' banks that dominate the local market?

The Auckland-based cinema software developer lifted first-half revenue to $60.1m

COMMENT: The new chair pitched a tired old complaint that's worked for the co-op before.

COMMENT: Participants in NZ's listed capital markets should stop playing the blame game.

If ever there was a time to 'fake it until you make it' it's now, says ASB's Nick Tuffley.

COMMENT: The major differences between the NZX at present and the frenzied 1980s.

The cost of Spark's decision to convert its business to an "agile" model was revealed.

Readers write: Why you should eat meat; all equal before the law; sanctity of life

Former Feltex directors digest prospect of court dispute dragging on into 15 years.

As much as it might hurt in the short term - a lower dollar is good for us all.

Comment: is it really that dire out there?

Musk mocked short investors on Twitter, suggesting his antipathy toward them remains.

She's after homes in Australia, Argentina - he says his wealth pre-dates their marriage.

NZ's manufacturing activity worsened further, dropping for the third month in a row.

Total guest nights in June dropped 1.8 per cent to 2.27 million.

Has trillion dollar company Apple got too expensive for investors to have a bite?

The Finance Minister stressed this country was a good place to do business.

COMMENT: This year has highlighted the very serious financial issues in the market.

Market Watch: this week's escalation of trade war rhetoric has rattled global markets.